Revenue Management Accountant Manager

Journey; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global design and innovation studio in London is seeking a Revenue Management Accountant to ensure accurate revenue recognition across EMEA. The role involves collaborating with teams to translate project activities into financial results and mentoring junior staff. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Finance/Accounting, relevant experience, and strong analytical skills. This role offers competitive compensation and a dynamic working environment.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years’ experience in accounting, with exposure to revenue or project accounting.
• Strong knowledge of percentage-of-completion accounting and international accounting principles.
• Experience with interpreting timesheets and project data for revenue recognition.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full revenue recognition process across multiple EMEA entities.
• Prepare and present monthly revenue reports and KPIs to senior management.
• Oversee intercompany revenue allocations for multi-studio projects.

Skills

Accounting principles

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem-solving mindset

Excel skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

ACCA, ACA, or CIMA qualification (or part-qualified)

Tools

NetSuite

Power BI

Job description

London

Role Overview

The Revenue Management Accountant plays a key role in managing the financial integrity of project revenue across the EMEA region. This position ensures accurate, compliant, and timely revenue recognition under the percentage‑of‑completion (POC) methodology, using inputs such as timesheets and third‑party direct costs, and will serve as a Client Finance Manager for all revenue‑related items.

Working closely with Project Managers, Client Services and Operations, you’ll translate project activity into accurate financial results, ensuring that both creative and commercial teams have visibility into project performance. You’ll also mentor a Junior Accountant and contribute to continuous improvement in revenue reporting processes and systems.

Revenue Management & Recognition

• Manage the full revenue recognition process across multiple EMEA entities, ensuring compliance with accounting best practices and internal policies.
• Apply percentage-of-completion methodology to determine revenue based on time incurred and third-party direct costs, in line with project progress.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to review timesheets and supplier costs for accurate revenue accruals and forecasting.
• Maintain and reconcile Work in Progress (WIP), deferred revenue, and accrued income schedules.
• Prepare detailed monthly and quarterly revenue recognition reports, highlighting key movements, risks, and variances.
• Partner with the EMEA Controller and Commercial Finance to ensure that revenue reflects true project delivery and profitability.

Process & Systems Improvement

• Identify and implement process enhancements for improved accuracy and efficiency in revenue recognition.
• Support system upgrades and integrations within ERP and project management tools (e.g., NetSuite, OpenAir or similar).
• Ensure strong documentation and audit trails for all revenue‑related processes.
• Partner with producers and project managers to forecast revenue, track budgets, and monitor margins.
• Review project profitability and WIP balances; identify risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Support accurate billing and ensure alignment between operational project data and financial systems.
• Oversee intercompany revenue allocations for multi‑studio projects.
• Line manage and mentor an Accountant, fostering growth and professional development.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Operations and Commercial teams to drive continuous improvement.
• Serve as the finance point of contact for revenue‑related queries from both internal and external stakeholders, playing a leading revenue‑related process enhancements and system upgrades.

Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare and present monthly revenue reports, KPIs, and variance analyses to senior management.
• Develop tools and dashboards to enhance visibility of revenue and project performance.
• Support financial planning and forecasting.

M&A

• Assist in the integration of new acquisitions onto the business revenue recognition processes and policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; ACCA, ACA, or CIMA qualification preferred (or part‑qualified).
• 4–7 years’ experience in accounting, with specific exposure to revenue or project accounting, ideally within a creative, digital, or professional services environment, but not required.
• Strong working knowledge of percentage‑of‑completion accounting and international accounting principles.
• Experience interpreting timesheets, project data, and supplier costs to determine accurate revenue recognition.
• Experience with project‑based ERP systems (e.g. NetSuite or similar).
• Advanced Excel skills; Power BI or similar data visualisation experience an advantage.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills with a proactive, problem‑solving mindset.
• Organised, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple projects in a fast‑moving creative environment.

About Journey

Journey is a global design and innovation studio pioneering multidimensional experiences (MDX) that transform how people perceive, engage, and interact with the world. With studios in New York, London, Miami, and Dubai, we blend strategy, design, technology, and narrative to create sensory‑rich journeys that ignite emotion and deepen connections between people, brands, and culture.

Journey was formed in 2022 by visionary leaders who refuse to accept limits. United through the acquisitions of award‑winning studios ICRAVE, Squint/Opera, 59, and VMI Studio, together, we form something new: a multidimensional design practice with unparalleled expertise across the physical, immersive, and digital realms.

But we’re so much more than a combination of acquisitions; we’re a revolutionary framework of layered design capabilities akin to the layers of a technology stack for software companies. Like the best technology stacks, our framework continuously evolves to embrace new capabilities and creative possibilities with the future of the human experience at the forefront. This game‑changing framework, the Journey Experience Stack, allows us to design for every touchpoint and create uncommonly cohesive brand universes, drawing on our collective expertise in interior design, lighting design, media design, interactive design, and content creation to deliver industry‑first solutions for entertainment, healthcare, retail, hospitality, real estate, and cultural institutions.

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